Ernstein Surging
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Andy Ernstein raised to 2,300 from middle position, and was called by Andres Garcia next to act, as well as Jeffrey Orlowski in the small blind.
Orlowski checked the 
flop over to Ernstein, who bet 7,300. Garcia folded and Orlowski called.
The 
turn and 
river were checked through, and Orlowski tabled 
. Ernstein had that beat with his 
, however.
"I was willin' to gamble!" Orlowski said to Ernstein, and Ernstein stacked up yet another pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
130,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
|
68,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
30,000
-39,000
|
-39,000 |
flop to take the lead, but the 
river was a blank, and Thurman doubled up.
board was out on the river, and Kevin Maahs had a bet of 7,500 in front of him from the button. Bekr Ali check-raised to 27,000 from the big blind, sending Maahs into the tank.
for the nuts. 
flop from the small blind, and Jeffrey Orlowski checked as well from the big blind. Andy Ernstein bet 4,000 from the hijack, and only Sepiol called.
fell on the turn, and Sepiol checked again. Ernstein bet 7,000, then snapped off his last 30,400 total after Sepiol check-raised all in.
flop to Shanahan, who bet 4,500. Both Mitchell and Senie called.
turn, and Senie ripped his last 23,000 in once the 
fell on the river. Shanahan folded, and Mitchell announced a fold, then tabled 
and said, "I was rooting for the turn to be a nine, and he give me a four and a five; that's not what I meant!" Senie nodded at Mitchell, then took down the pot.
flop, but drilled the 
turn to take the lead. Luck was on Mitchell's side in the end, however, as the 
turn and 
river bricked off. Zou was jubilant, however, as he was the beneficiary of a massive side pot, scoring him a tidy profit while leaving Marlow short.